Cigar band



Oct. 20, 1931. o. MULLER C I GAR BAND Filed Nov. l2, 1927 Patented Oct.20, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE OTTO MULLER, OF RICHMOND HILL, NEWYORK, ASSIGNOR, BY DIRECT AND MESNE AS- SIGNMENTS, TO KNEHER, MULLERCOMPANY, INC., 0F NEIV YORK, N. Y., A COR- POB'ATION OF NEW YORKApplication led November 12, 1927.

rIhis invention relates to cigar bands and has for its object todecrease the cost of cigar banding operations.

In my application, Serial No. 42,450, iiled July 9, 1925, it Wasproposed to use for the final banding operation a heated roller or thelike which has the two functions of bending one end of the cigar bandupon the other and of applying heat and pressure to soften the adhesivematerial between the ends and cause them to adhere. Theadhesive materialreferred to in said application is the ordinary Y K gum-like adhesivewith which cigar bands are usually provided when supplied to the market.f

In accordance with the invention this gum is omitted and varnish usedinstead. I have found that ordinary varnish in its dry condition willcause irm adhesion between the band ends when heat and pressure areapplied. The expense of gumming the band ends is eliminated. Noappreciable additional expense is involved because cigar bands as nowmanufactured have a coating of varnish over the colour used forornamental designs, one end only being left plain for the betteradhesion of the gum. The invention, therefore, involves merely extendingthe coating of varnish over the end hitherto left plain, omitting theusual gum and using means such as that described in the applicationabove referred to for applying heat and pressure to the overlapping endsof the band.

In the drawings, Fig. 1 is a detail view showing the essential elementsof a banding machine in the positions occupied just prior to the finaloperation of banding in accordance with the invention, and Fig. 2 is aplan View of a cigar band of a suitable type for carrying out theinvention, While Fig. 3 shows the band applied to a cigar.

The band l0 has its outer surface decorated with an ornamental design,usually in colours, and usually also words indicating the name andorigin of the cigar. The band is then varnished (which varnish layer isherein designated 25) including the space 11 where the paper hasheretofore been left unvarnished. No gum is applied underneath the otherend. The bands thus prepared are CIGAR BAND Serial No. 232,752.

ready to be supplied to the cigar manufacturer.y

With reference to the banding, only the machine elements actuallyengaged in Wrapping and securing the band are shown in the drawings. Ablock of sponge rubber 14 is pressed down on the band 10 which has beenlaid transversely on a cigar 16. This operation causes the band ends toextend downwardly at the sides of the cigar.

f Next a roller 18 passes underneath the cigar bending the end 11 to theposition shown in Fig. 1. Upon the withdrawal of roller 18, a roller 2Oclosely follows it, bending the other end 26 of the band intooverlapping relation with the end 11. The roller 2O contains an electricheating element 22 which receives a supply of heating current throughconductors 24. The action of this heated roller is to press the ends ofthe band together at the same time heating the varnish enough to softenit and cause adhesion between the band ends.

Instead of ordinary varnish, other similar coatings, such as shellac orlacquers. may be used, and in the appended claims the term varnish isintended to include shellac, lacquer and other varnish-like materials,i. e., materials which serve a purpose in connection with the decorativefeatures of the band, and which may be softened by a moderateapplication of heat so as to adhere to the other surface of the band.

What I claim is:

1. A cigar band in the form of a strip having ornamentation thereon, acoating on said strip to protect said ornamentation, said coating whensubjected to heat serving to stick the ends of the strip together.

2. Av cigar band in the form of a strip having ornamentation thereon, atransparent coating on said strip to rprotect said ornamentation, saidcoating when subjected to heat serving to stick the ends of the striptogether.

3. A cigar band of the type in which the ends are adhesively connectedtogether, said band having ornamentation on one surface, 'a dryprotective covering for all of said surface, serving when fused, asanadhesive for the overlapping portion of'said band.

4. A cigar band of the type in which the ends are adhesively connectedtogether, having ornamentation on one surface7 a dry transparentfusi-ble protecting coveringy for all of said surface whereby theoverlapping ends of said band may be fastened together by heat andpressure.

adapted to be adhesively conneeted together in overlapping relation, adry, fusible,y prof teotive covering for a portionvof the printedsurface of said band extending ybeyond the overlappmg portion; of theends by Which the overlapping ends of said band maybe fastened together.by` the applicationV` of yheat `and, pressure.

In Witness whereof I hereunto subscribe my name, this 5th day of OctoberA. D. 1927.

OTTO. MULLER.

5. A cigar band of the type having a pri'nt-A i ed surface i-n which theends ofthe band are

